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November/December 1942 Newsreel: Libya Campaign; Alaska Highway; Carrier Attacked; USS Belleau Wood & USS Bunker Hill Launched, etc.
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United News United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from November/December 1942. British Pursue Rommel in Libya New Route Links U.S. and Alaska [November 20, 1942] Allies Drive on in New Guinea U.S. Carrier Beats Off Air Attack Biggest Warship Launched by U.S. [USS Belleau Wood December 6, 1942; USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) December 7, 1942] Australian Heroes Home On Leave National Archives description: "Part 1, tanks of the British 8th Army roll past the wreckage of Rommel's Afrika Corps in Libya. Shows supply bases established on the British route. Part 2, Canadian mounted police officially open the Alcan highway near Alaska and truck convoys roll northward. Part 3, allied troops advance through wet New Guinea jungles and are supplied from the air. Part 4, carrier-based planes fight Japanese planes off New Guinea. A carrier is set afire but remains afloat. Part 5, two aircraft carriers and the battleship New Jersey are launched. Part 6, a mammoth parade in Sydney honors returning Australian troops." National Archives Identifier: 38933 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please c…
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WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, November 20, 1942, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Libya, Great Britain. -- Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Alaska, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Alaska Highway, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea, Great Britain. -- Army -- Australian And New Zealand Army Corps -- History, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Belleau Wood, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, Japanese, USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), Rites And Ceremonies, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), Holcomb, Thomas, 1879-1965, USS Bunker Hill, Parades, Gowrie, Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, Earl of, 1872-1955, USS New Jersey (BB-62), USS New Jersey
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